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Profiles of Nonprofit Education ManagementOrganizations: 2007-2008

Gary Miron and Jessica Urschel

Western Michigan University

December 2008

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Table of Contents

Summary.........................................................................................................................1

Introduction.....................................................................................................................2

Acknowledgements.10

Company Summary.....11

Large Company Profiles........17

Medium Company Profiles.......52

Small Company Profiles...121

Appendix A: Readers Guide..158

Appendix B: Special Notes on Company Profiles....159

Appendix C: Company Response Table.161

Appendix D: Methods..172


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Profiles of Nonprofit Education Management

Organizations: 2007-2008

Summary

This is the first Profiles report to examine nonprofit education management

organizations (EMOs). This report is modeled after the 10 annual Profiles that cover for-

profit EMOs.1 While the number of for-profit EMOs has grown rapidly in the 1990s and isnow leveling off, the number of nonprofit EMOs has been growing more steadily over

time.

National Landscape

Nonprofit EMOs operated public schools in 24 states during the 2007-2008 schoolyear.

Nonprofit EMOs are most prevalent in California, Texas, Arizona, and Ohio. Nonprofit EMOs are garnering more support and are growing steadily, while the

growth of for-profit EMOs is slowing.

Organizations

Eighty-three nonprofit EMOs were identified and profiled in this report, including13 large nonprofit EMOs, 34 medium-sized, and 36 small nonprofit EMOs.

The number of nonprofit EMOs that operated at least one charter school in 1995 isestimated to be 6. This number increased rapidly until 2004. Since then, only 3

new nonprofit EMOs have been established.

KIPP, the Knowledge is Power Program, a national charter school network,experienced the largest net increase in schools during the past school year, from 47

to 57 schools.

Schools

A total of 488 public schools were managed by nonprofit EMOs during 2007-2008. Of the schools profiled, 44% were managed by large nonprofit EMOs, which

manage 10 or more schools. Medium-sized nonprofit EMOs, which manage between four and nine schools,

accounted for 38% of the schools profiled.

1 The annual Profiles of For-Profit Education Management Organizations is prepared by the

Commercialism in Education Research Unit at Arizona State University. Dr. Alex Molnar has led this work

since its inception in 1999. These reports can be viewed at and downloaded from http://epicpolicy.org/by-

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Primary schools constitute 30% of managed schools. Middle schools, at 23%, highschools, at 21%, and schools classified as other, at 27%, also constitute

significant percentages of the schools managed.

Less than 1% schools managed by nonprofit EMOs are virtual schools. All of the schools100%managed by nonprofit EMOs are charter schools.

Students

Large-size nonprofit EMOs enroll 41% of students in nonprofit EMO-managedschools.

Medium-sized nonprofit EMOs enroll 38% of students in nonprofit EMO-managedschools.

Small EMOs enroll 22% of students in nonprofit EMO-managed schools. Small nonprofit EMOs have a larger average school enrollment than the large- and

medium-sized EMOs.

Profiles reports are comprehensive digests of data on education managementorganizations. Analysis and interpretation of the data in this report are, for the most part,limited to estimations of trends over time. Where relevant, a few comparisons are also

made with for-profit EMOs. The report is intended for a broad audience. Policymakers,

educators, school district officials, and school board members may use this information to

learn more about current or potential contractors. Investors, persons involved in theeducation industry, and employees of nonprofit EMOs may find it useful in tracking

changes, strategizing for growth, and planning investments. Journalists and researchers

who study and seek to learn more about education management organizations may alsofind much here to interest them.

Introduction and Background

The EMO Industry: Background and Rationale

Education management organizations, or EMOs, emerged in the early 1990s in the

context of widespread interest in so-called market-based school reform proposals. WallStreet analysts coined the termEMO as an analogue to health maintenance organizations

(HMOs). Proponents of EMOs claim that they will bring a much needed dose of

entrepreneurial spirit and a competitive ethos to public education. Opponents worry thatoutsourcing to EMOs will result in already limited school resources being redirected for

service fees, profits, or both for another layer of administration. Opponents also haveexpressed concerns about public bodies relinquishing control or ownership of schools.

Until recently, most attention has been focused on the for-profit EMOs. In recent

years, however, more interests and private funds have been devoted to nonprofit

organizations that manage charter schools. While concerns about profit motives are not asapparent with nonprofit organizations, there are still concerns about how public

governance of these schools is being affected by private, nonprofit EMOs.

Profiles Report: Introduction

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Defining Education Management Organizations

We define an education management organization, or EMO, as an organization or firm

that manages schools that receive public funds, including district and charter public

schools. A contract details the terms under which executive authority to run one or more

schools is given to an EMO, usually in return for a commitment to produce measurableoutcomes within a given time frame.

Schools managed by the EMOs profiled in this report operate under the sameadmissions rules as regular public schools, even though they are privately operated. The

term education management organization and the acronym EMO are most commonly

used to describe these private entities that manage public schools under contract. However,other names or labels such as education service providers are sometimes used to describe

these organizations. Additionally, it is important to distinguish between EMOs with

considerable authority over a school and vendors or service contractors that fulfill a much

more limited role. Such vendors provide specific services for a fee, such as accounting,payroll and benefits, transportation, financial and legal advice, personnel recruitment,

professional development, and special education. These sorts of contractors are not withinthe scope of this report.

EMOs vary on a number of dimensions, such as whether they have for-profit ornonprofit status, whether they work with charter schools, district schools, or both, or

whether they are a large regional or national franchise or a single-site operator.

Historically, a smaller portion of EMOs have been nonprofits. In recent years, however,

nonprofit EMOs (sometimes referred to as charter management organizations, or CMOs)have expanded more rapidly.

The boundaries that separate nonprofit EMOs from networks or community

partnerships are rather blurred. During the course of our research for this report, weencountered a number of difficult examples that were not easy to classify. KIPP, for

example, indicates that it is a network and not an EMO. At the same time, the New

Schools Venture Fund identifies KIPP as a charter management organization since it wasproviding funds to two of KIPPs clusters of schools in order to help the organization

expand the number of charter schools. For the purpose of this report, we have included

KIPP as a nonprofit EMO, given that the organization plays a strong role in establishingand operating new schools. Over the next year, we will continue to study the differences

between management organizations, networks of schools, and partnerships with

community-based organizations. We expect that the next Profiles of nonprofit EMOs willhave a more nuanced discussion of these definitions.

The number of schools under EMO management, school enrollment, and other dataincluded in this report are primarily derived from official state data as well as company

self-reports. When a company failed to provide information, our data are derived from the

most recent available state Department of Education records. Nonprofit EMOs are privateorganizations that may be largely beyond the reach of state open-records laws or other

public-disclosure requirements; thus, there is frequently no way to compel them to share

detailed information about their operations (see Appendix C for details and notes regarding


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the responses we received from the EMOs). Unlike for-profit EMOs, however, thenonprofit entities are required to file a 990 tax form, which is subject to public inspection.

These records are made available to the public on the Guidestar website

(www.guidestar.org) and offer a limited amount of financial information about nonprofitorganizations, although no detailed information on individual schools or enrollments.

Description of Data Collection and Sources of Information

The first annual Profiles of Nonprofit Education Management Organizationsdocuments the number of nonprofit firms managing publicly funded schools, identifies the

schools they manage, and records the number of students those schools enroll. Nonprofit

EMOs were identified through a variety of sources, including interviews with keyinformants, state Department of Education records, data from the New Schools Venture

Fund, and general Internet searches. Nonprofit status was confirmed through the existence

of 990 tax forms on Guidestar, and data were collected from state Department of Educationrecords and other resources to create EMO profiles. The majority of the profiled EMOs

were asked to confirm and, if necessary, correct information contained in theorganizations profile. This updated information was then used to compile the Profiles

report. (For more information on methods, see Appendix D).

Findings for 2007-2008

The Profiles of Nonprofit Education Management Organizations: 2007-2008 is thefirst annual Profiles report of this particular subset of EMOs. Ten previous annual Profiles

reports have covered for-profit EMOs. The EMOs profiled in this report are categorized

by size: small EMOs operate three or fewer schools; medium-sized EMOs operate four to

nine schools; and large EMOs are those operating 10 or more schools.

Number of Education Management Organizations Profiled

Table 1 presents the estimated growth trend data for large, medium-sized and smallnonprofit EMOs. Our estimate is based on the founding date of charter schools currently

managed by EMOs. Two schools established in the 1980s are currently operating as

charter schools managed by nonprofit EMOs. For all practical purposes, these two schools

are anomalies, and therefore, we start mapping the numbers in 1995, which marks thepronounced start of the growth trend. In 1995, a total of 6 nonprofit EMOs were operating

charter schools. The number of nonprofit EMOs grew consistently up to its current total of

83 organizations. The number of states in which EMOs operate has grown from 6 in 1995

to 24 in 2007-2008.

Figure 1 illustrates the trends in the estimated number of nonprofit EMOs over the lastdozen years. The total number of EMOs is represented by the solid dark line. While we

believe that we captured nearly all medium-sized and large nonprofit EMOs, we are aware

that there are likely more small EMOs that we have not yet discovered in our survey of the

field. The small EMOs are more difficult to identify, andas we have learned from theProfiles of for-profit EMOsthey are more difficult to obtain information from.


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Table 1. Number of Nonprofit EMOs by Size and Year

1995-

1996

1996-

1997

1997-

1998

1998-

19991999-

20002000-

20012001-

20022002-

20032003-

20042004-

20052005-

20062006-

20072007-

2008

Large

EMOs2 4 4 5 9 11 11 11 11 13 13 13 13

MediumEMOs

2 4 7 12 22 24 27 31 32 34 34 34 34

Small

EMOs2 5 8 16 19 22 23 26 32 33 34 35 36

Total

number

of EMOs6 13 19 33 50 57 61 68 75 80 81 82 83

Number

of states

with

EMOs

6 7 8 11 12 12 14 20 22 23 24 24 24

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

1995-

1996

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1997

1997-

1998

1998-

1999

1999-

2000

2000-

2001

2001-

2002

2002-

2003

2003-

2004

2004-

2005

2005-

2006

2006-

2007

2007-

2008

N

umberofEMOs

Number of Large EMOs

Number of Medium EMOs

Number of Small EMOs

Total Number of EMOs

Figure 1 Estimated Number of Nonprofit EMOs by Size and Year

As Figure 1 clearly indicates, there has been consistent growth in the number of

nonprofit organizations managing charter schools. Most of the growth in nonprofit EMOs,

has been among the small and medium-sized operators. The number of large nonprofitEMOs has been growing more slowly, with minimal growth between 2000 and 2007.


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Number of Schools Managed by Nonprofit Education Management

Organizations

Table 2 displays the estimated number of schools managed by nonprofit EMOs

between 1995-96 and 2007-2008. In total there were 488 public charter schools managed

by nonprofit EMOs during 2007-2008. The large and medium-sized EMOs account forrelatively similar numbers of schools. The total number of schools run by nonprofit EMOsschools is fast approaching the number run by for-profit EMOs (533 in 2007-2008).

Table 2. Number of Schools Managed by Profiled Nonprofit EMOs, By EMO Size

1995-

1996

1996-

1997

1997-

1998

1998-

19991999-

20002000-

20012001-

20022002-

20032003-

20042004-

20052005-

20062006-

20072007-

2008

Large

EMOs9 15 16 20 27 35 46 61 83 112 148 186 217

Medium

EMOs2 5 9 16 40 51 61 73 84 108 134 153 186

Small

EMOs2 6 11 22 25 28 33 41 54 59 66 78 85

Total

number

of schools13 26 36 58 92 114 140 175 221 279 348 417 488

Figure 2 illustrates the growth trends associated with the schools-under-management

data in Table 2. The solid line represents the estimated total number of schools operatedby nonprofit EMOs by year.

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1995-

1996

1996-

1997

1997-

1998

1998-

1999

1999-

2000

2000-

2001

2001-

2002

2002-

2003

2003-

2004

2004-

2005

2005-

2006

2006-

2007

2007-

2008

Numberof

SchoolsOperatedbyNonprofitEMOs Large EMOs

Medium EMOs

Small EMOs

Total # of Schools

Figure 2. Illustration of the Growth of EMOs in Terms of the Number of Schools They Operate


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Figure 3 illustrates the distribution of EMOs by the number of schools they operate.As one can see, KIPP accounts for a very large proportion of the schools operated by

nonprofit EMOs. KIPP was operating 57 schools in 2007-2008, almost 3 times the size of

the next largest nonprofit EMO, Summit Academy Schools.

Large EMOsaccount for 44.5% of allEMO-managed schools,

medium-sized EMOs

account for 38.1% of all

EMO-operated schoolsand small EMOs account

for 17.4%. This pattern

contrasts sharply fromthat of for-profit EMOs.

In the for-profit sector,

large companies managethe lions share of the

schools (88.4%), while

the medium-sizedcompanies account for only

8.3% and small firms 7.3%.

One hundred percent of the public schools operated by nonprofit EMOs are charterschools, while 85% of the public schools operated by for-profit EMOs were charter

schools. A small but increasing portion of the for-profit EMO-operated schools are virtualschools (8% in 2007-2008). (A virtual school delivers its curriculum and provides

instruction via the Internet and electronic communication; see Appendix A for definitions.)

Among the nonprofit EMO-operated schools, only 4 are virtual schools0.8% of allschools operated by nonprofit EMOs. Three of the virtual schools are located in Arizona;

one is located in Ohio. While the for-profit virtual schools tended to be extremely large,

the nonprofit virtual schools are only slightly larger than the mean size of the brick-and-mortar schools.

Number of Students in Schools Managed by Profiled EMOs

In this section we describe current student enrollment figures and offer estimates ofoverall trends. Schools operated by nonprofit EMOs enrolled 129,836 students in 2007-

2008. In comparison, for-profit EMOs served 254,413 students in 2007-2008.

With 474 students per school, the for-profit EMOs operated much larger schools on

average than the nonprofit EMOs, which enrolled an average of 266 students per school.

Interestingly, the large for-profit EMOs had substantially larger average school sizes thanthe medium-sized and small for-profit EMOs. The pattern is reversed for the nonprofit

EMOs, with the small EMOs having the largest average school size (328 students per

Figure 3. EMOs by Number of Schools They Operate

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

NumberofSchoolsperEMO

Number of Schools by EMO(each bar represents a distinct EMO)

KIPP

SmallEMOs MediumEMOs

Large

EMOs


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school), followed by medium-sized EMOs (264 students per school), and the largenonprofit EMOs having only 243 students per school (see Table 3).

Table 3. Number of Students Per School in 2007-2008

Numberof

Schools

Number of Students Per SchoolSum Mean SD Median Minimum Maximum

Large EMOs 217 52,768 243.2 144.9 235 19 667

Medium

EMOs186 49,128 264.1 230.1 197 3 1,700

Small EMOs 85 27,940 328.7 266.0 261 32 1,379

All Nonprofit

EMOs488 129,836 266.1 206.3 222 3 1,700

Figure 4 illustrates the key data from Table 3 above. Note that the growth trend in thenumber of students rises more rapidly than did the growth trends for the number of EMOsor the number of schools. The average charter schools size typically increases each year,

since many schools are adding grades as students progress. Thus, the number of students

increases due to the addition of new schools as well as the addition of new classes within

existing schools.

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

1995-

1996

1996-

1997

1997-

1998

1998-

1999

1999-

2000

2000-

2001

2001-

2002

2002-

2003

2003-

2004

2004-

2005

2005-

2006

2006-

2007

2007-

2008

Nu

mberofStudentsinSchoolsOperatedbyNonprofitEMOs

Large EMOs

Medium EMOs

Small EMOs

Figure 4. Estimated Number of Students Enrolled in Schools Managed by

Nonprofit EMOs by Year


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The average school size for the nonprofit EMOs are estimates derived by using datafrom 2007-2008, then calculating backward to estimate likely growth patterns. The average

school size was estimated from year to year based on typical growth patterns for EMO-

operated schools. The result was multiplied by the number of schools open each year.

The data in Table 4 display the number of EMO-managed schools and totalenrollment of those schools by school type. The Common Core of Data definitions wereused to classify schools as either primary, middle, high, or other (see definitions

in Appendix A). Twenty-nine percent of all nonprofit EMO-managed schools are at the

primary level in 2007-2008. By contrast, 60% of the schools managed by for-profit EMOs

were primary schools. Because elementary schools costs less per pupil to operate than highschools, for-profit EMOs may have a financial incentive to focus on the lower-cost

segment of the total K-12 school population.

Table 4. Numbers of Schools and Students Enrolled, by EMO Size and

School Level, 2007-2008

Primary Middle High Other

Sch-

ools

Students per school Sch-ools



Students per school

Sum Mean (SD) Sum Mean (SD) Sum Mean (SD) Sum Mean (SD)

Large 55 14,261 259 (123) 65 14,780 227 (98) 35 10,970 313 (177) 62 12,757 206 (169)

Medium 57 15,355 269 (187) 33 7,692 233 (154) 45 11,405 253 (228) 51 14,676 288 (307)

Small 32 9,859 308 (142) 15 3,346 223 (88) 21 6,093 290 (256) 17 8,642 508 (444)

All

EMOs144 39,475 274 (155) 113 25,818 228 (115) 101 28,468 282 (217) 130 36,075 278 (290)

Using the 2007-2008 Nonprofit Profiles Report

The data in this Profiles of Non-Profit Education Management Organizations describe

general trends in the nonprofit EMO sector over time. They are intended for a broad

audience including policymakers, educators, school district officials, and school boardmembers who may use this information to learn more about current or potential

contractors. Investors, persons involved in the education industry, and employees of EMOs

may use the Profiles to track changes, strategize for growth, and plan investments. Finally,the Profiles offers an important resource for journalists, researchers, and anyone who seeks

to study and learn about education management organizations.

The appendices contain important information that will be helpful in using theProfiles. Below is a list of appendices and a brief description of each:

Appendix A contains definitions of terms and notes that will be helpful inunderstanding the company summaries and profiles.

Appendix B contains notes on companies that failed to respond to requests forinformation.

Appendix Ccontains specific notes and details regarding data sources for the companyprofiles.


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Appendix D contains the methods for compiling school profiles and criteria forinclusion as a nonprofit EMO.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to recognize and thank Alex Molnar and his colleagues at Arizona

State University (ASU). The database program that we used to store and organize the datais based on the database system developed by researchers at the Commercialism in

Education Research Unit at ASU. Over the course of the project, advice and insights were

shared by Alex Molnar at ASU, Nancy Van Meter and Amy Callner, both from AFT, and

by a number of EPRU-EPIC Education Policy Fellows. Erik Gunn assisted us with editing,and Joe Fee and Shannon Berry were invaluable in addressing technical issues that arose

with the database software. Finally, below we list persons at key organizations who

generously provided time to speak with us at length during the course of data collection.For their time and insights, we are especially grateful.

Jennifer CarolanTeaching and Learning Specialist

New Schools Venture Fund

Katie Howell

Executive Director

Resource Center for Charter Schools

Rick Salvo

Division of Charter School Administration

Texas Education Agency

Justin Barra

Manager, Public AffairsKIPP

Donna Best

Program Coordinator, Office of CharterSchools

New Jersey State Department of Education

Karen Hines-Henry

Florida Department of Education

Jocelyn Strand

Director, A+ Schools/Charter Schools

Missouri Department of Elementary andSecondary Education

Patricia Hughes, Ed.D.Director, Community School Division

Buckeye Community Hope Foundation

Kathy Christie

Chief of Staff, Education Commission ofthe States

Mark Bennett

Principal, Berean AcademyCochise Community Development

Corporation

Frank Yanez

Business Manager, Cafa, Inc.

Leigh Dingerson

Education Team Leader, Center for

Community Change

Darlene M. Mengel, Ph.D.

Supervisor, Public School Choice Programs

New York State Education Department


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SUMMARY OF NONPROFIT EDUCATION MANAGEMENT

ORGANIZATIONS: 2007- 2008

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Large Organization Summary

Summary of Organizations Managing 10 or More Schools, Listed Alphabetically byOrganization Name

Organization Name LocationPublic Schools Managed Total

EnrollmentNumber of

StatesDetail onPage #District Charter Total

Achievement First New Haven, CT 0 12 12 2,526 2 18Alliance for College-ReadyPublic Schools

Los Angeles,CA

0 10 10 2,899 1 20

America CAN Dallas, TX 0 10 10 4,218 1 22

Aspire Oakland, CA 0 19 19 6,325 1 24

Choice Education andDevelopment Corporation

Mesa, AZ 0 11 11 2,589 1 27

Concept Schools Rosemont, IL 0 13 13 3,180 3 29

Constellation Schools Parma, OH 0 16 16 2,370 1 32

Cosmos Foundation Inc. Houston, TX 0 14 14 4,782 1 34

Green Dot Public Schools Los Angeles,CA

0 12 12 4,099 1 36

KIPP San Francisco,CA

0 57 57 14,048 18 38

Lighthouse Academies Framingham,MA

0 10 10 3,042 5 44

PPEP and Affiliates Tucson, AZ 0 12 12 1,107 1 47

Summit Academy Schools Akron, OH 0 21 21 1,583 1 49

Large Company Totals: 13 large CMOs 0 217 217 52,768 21

Note: Washington, DC is counted as a state.

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Medium Organization Summary

Summary of Organizations Managing 4 to 9 Schools, Listed Alphabetically by Organization Name

Organization Name LocationPublic Schools Managed

Total EnrollmentNumber

ofStates

Detailon Page

#District Charter Total

American Quality Schools Chicago, IL 0 8 8 3,314 2 53

Aspira, Inc. of Illinois Chicago, IL 0 4 4 1,166 1 55

Calvin Nelms High School Katy, TX 0 5 5 335 1 57

Career Success Schools Phoenix, AZ 0 5 5 736 1 59

Casa Gracia Austin, TX 0 4 4 218 1 61

Center for AcademicSuccess, Inc.

Sierra Vista, AZ 0 5 5 594 1 63

Edvantages Columbus, OH 0 8 8 1,458 1 65

Envision Schools San Francisco,CA

0 4 4 956 1 67

Friendship Public CharterSchool

Washington, DC 0 5 5 4,046 1 69

High Tech High San Diego, CA 0 8 8 2,457 1 71

Honors Academy Dallas, TX 0 6 6 789 1 73

ICEF Public Schools Los Angeles, CA 0 9 9 1,749 1 75

Innovative EducationManagement, Inc.

Placerville, CA 0 4 4 3,800 1 77

Kingman Academy OfLearning

Kingman, AZ 0 4 4 1,443 1 79

LEAD Charter Schools Gilbert, AZ 0 4 4 535 1 81

Leadership Public Schools San Francisco,CA

0 5 5 1,244 1 83

Learning MattersEducational Group

Glendale, AZ 0 4 4 919 1 85

Mastery Charter Schools Philadelphia, PA 0 4 4 1,362 1 87

Mastery Learning Institute Portland, OR 0 6 6 890 1 89

Noble Network of CharterSchools

Chicago, IL 0 5 5 1,340 1 91

Omega Schools Glendale, AZ 0 6 6 623 1 93

Partnerships to UpliftCommunities

Burbank, CA 0 8 8 1,916 1 95


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Medium Organization Summary

Summary of Organizations Managing 4 to 9 Schools, Listed Alphabetically by Organization Name



ofStates

Detailon Page


Perspectives CharterSchools

Chicago, IL 0 4 4 1,210 1 97

Propel Schools Pittsburgh, PA 0 4 4 1,239 1 99

Salvaging Teens at Risk,Inc.

Little Elm, TX 0 5 5 792 1 101

School of Excellence inEducation

San Antonio, TX 0 6 6 2,536 1 103

See Forever Foundation Washington, DC 0 4 4 478 2 105

Shekinah LearningInstitute, Inc.

Converse, TX 0 9 9 1,348 1 107

Student AlternativesProgram Inc.

San Antonio, TX 0 6 6 822 1 109

The EDGE School Inc. Tucson, AZ 0 4 4 213 1 111

Uncommon Schools New York, NY 0 8 8 1,759 2 113

UNO Charter SchoolNetwork

Chicago, IL 0 5 5 2,275 1 115

Uplift Education Dallas, TX 0 5 5 2,523 1 117

YES Prep Public Schools Houston, TX 0 5 5 2,043 1119

Medium CompanyTotals:

34 mediumCMOs

0 186 186 49,128 12



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Small Organization Summary

Summary of Organizations Managing 3 or Fewer Schools, Listed Alphabetically by Organization Name



ofStates

Detailon Page


Academy of Tucson, Inc. Tucson, AZ 0 3 3 609 1 122

Albert Einstein Academy San Diego, CA 0 2 2 700 1 123

Arizona Agribusiness andEquine Center, Inc.

Phoenix, AZ 0 3 3 733 1 124

Arizona CommunityDevelopment Corporation

Tucson, AZ 0 3 3 1,292 1 125

Aspira of Florida, Inc. Miami, FL 0 3 3 912 1 126

Beginning with ChildrenFoundation

New York, NY 0 2 2 750 1 127

Betty ShabazzInternational CharterSchool

Chicago, IL 0 3 3 782 1128

Bright Star Schools Los Angeles, CA 0 2 2 437 1 129

Buckeye On-line Schoolfor Success

East Liverpool,OH

0 1 1 1,379 1 130

CAFA, Inc. Gilbert, AZ 0 3 3 420 1 131

Calli Ollin Academy Tucson, AZ 0 3 3 272 1 132

Csar Chvez Public

Charter Schools

Washington, DC 0 3 3 1,214 1 133

Civitas Schools Chicago, IL 0 3 3 1,680 1 134

DC Prep Washington, DC 0 2 2 620 1 135

Education for Change Oakland, CA 0 3 3 1,244 1 136

EightCAP Inc. Greenville, MI 0 1 1 187 1 137

Espiritu CommunityDevelopment Corporation

Phoenix, AZ 0 3 3 766 1 138

Foundation for Behavioral

Resources

Augusta, MI 0 2 2 393 1 139

Galapagos Charter Chicago, IL 0 1 1 282 1 140

Great Hearts Academies Chandler, AZ 0 3 3 671 1 141

Hyde Leadership Schools Washington, DC 0 2 2 1,010 2 142

IDEA Public Schools Weslaco, TX 0 3 3 3,243 1 143


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Small Organization Summary

Summary of Organizations Managing 3 or Fewer Schools, Listed Alphabetically by Organization Name



ofStates

Detailon Page


Midland Charter Initiative Midland, MI 0 1 1 187 1 144

New City Public Schools Long Beach, CA 0 2 2 578 1 145

New Visions Academy,Inc.

Cottonwood, AZ 0 3 3 124 1 146

Not Your Ordinary School Austin, TX 0 2 2 581 1 147

Pointe Schools Phoenix, AZ 0 3 3 1,193 1 148

Por Vida, Inc. San Antonio, TX 0 3 3 372 1 149

Rocketship Education Palo Alto, CA 0 1 1 160 1150

South Texas EducationTechnologies, Inc.

Weslaco, TX 0 3 3 646 1 151

St. HOPE Public Schools Sacramento, CA 0 2 2 1,372 1 152

Success Charter Network New York, NY 0 1 1 280 1 153

TechEdventures LauderdaleLakes, FL

0 3 3 929 1 154

The SEED Foundation Washington, DC 0 1 1 320 1 155

Village Academies New York, NY 0 3 3 384 1 156

Woodbridge Group, Inc. Big Rapids, MI 0 3 3 1,218 1 157

Small Company Totals: 36 Small CMOs 0 85 85 27,940 9


REPORT TOTALS FOR ALL COMPANIES

Total Number ofCompanies

Public SchoolsManaged Total

EnrollmentNumberof States

District Charter Total

83 0 488 488 129,836 24


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Large Companies: Managing 10 or More Schools

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Achievement FirstLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools

Address Telephone Web Address Year

and Fax Founded403 James Street 203-773-3223 www.achievementfirst.org 2003

New Haven, CT 06513 203-773-3221

Company Schools by State

ConnecticutSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual

Founded Levels School? School?Served

Achievement First Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT 2007 5 84 Yes NoAcademy

Amistad Academy - Elementary New Haven, CT 2006 K-1 171 Yes No

Amistad Academy - Middle New Haven, CT 1999 5-8 289 Yes No

Amistad Academy High School New Haven, CT 2006 9-10 96 Yes No

Elm City College Prep Elementary New Haven, CT 2004 K-4 268 Yes No

Elm City College Prep Middle New Haven, CT 2004 5-8 207 Yes No

New YorkSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


Achievement First Bushwick Brooklyn, NY 2006 K-2 251 Yes NoElementary

Achievement First Bushwick Middle Brooklyn, NY 2007 5 84 Yes No

Achievement First Crown Heights Brooklyn, NY 2005 K-3 337 Yes NoElementary

Achievement First Crown Heights Brooklyn, NY

2005

5-7

249

Yes

NoMiddle

Achievement First East New York Brooklyn, NY 2005 K-3 330 Yes NoElementary

Achievement First Endeavor Middle Brooklyn, NY 2006 5-6 160 Yes No

Profiles Report: Large CMOs

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Achievement FirstLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools

Total Number of Schools:12

Total Enrollment:2,526States Operated in: CT, NY


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Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools

Large Company: Managing 10 or More Schools

Address Telephone Web Address Yearand Fax Founded

2023 South Union Avenue 213-943-4930 www.laalliance.org 1997Los Angeles, CA 90007 213-943-4931


CaliforniaSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual

Founded Levels School? School?

ServedCollege-Ready Academy High Los Angeles, CA 2007 9 136 Yes NoSchool Five

College-Ready Academy High Los Angeles, CA 2006 9-10 268 Yes NoSchool Four

College-Ready Academy High Los Angeles, CA 2007 9 122 Yes NoSchool Seven

College-Ready Academy High Los Angeles, CA 2006 9-10 252 Yes NoSchool Six

Gertz-Ressler High School Los Angeles, CA 2004 9-12 475 Yes No

Heritage College-Ready Academy Los Angeles, CA 2005 9-11 396 Yes NoHigh School

Huntington Park College-Ready Los Angeles, CA 2005 9-11 414 Yes NoAcademy High School

Jack H. Skirball Middle School Los Angeles, CA 2007 6 132 Yes No

Marc and Eva Stern Math and Los Angeles, CA 2006 9-10 300 Yes NoScience School

Richard Merkin Middle School Los Angeles, CA 2005 6-8 404 Yes No


Total Enrollment:2,899States Operated in: CA


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America CAN



and Fax Founded325 W. 12th Street 214-944-1985 www.americacan.org 1985Dallas, TX 75208


TexasSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


Austin Can Academy Austin, TX 2002 9-12 301 Yes No

Dallas Can Academy Oak Cliff Dallas, TX 1998 9-12 528 Yes No

Dallas Can Academy Ross Avenue Dallas, TX 1996 9-12 384 Yes No

Fort Worth Can Academy Campus Fort Worth, TX 2003 9-12 476 Yes NoDrive

Fort Worth Can Academy River Fort Worth, TX 2003 9-12 340 Yes NoOaks

Houston Can Academy Hobby Houston, TX 2001 9-12 388 Yes No

Houston Can Academy Main Houston, TX 1998 9-12 489 Yes No

San Antonio Can High School San Antonio, TX 2004 9-12 399 Yes No

Texans Can Academy Dallas South Dallas, TX 2000 9-12 543 Yes NoCampus

Texans Can at Carrollton-Farmers Farmers Branch, TX 2001 9-12 370 Yes No


Total Enrollment:4,218

States Operated in: TX


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America CANLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools


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AspireLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools


and Fax Founded1001 22nd Avenue, Suite 100 510-434-5000 www.aspirepublicschools.org 1998

Oakland, CA 94606 510-434-5010




AMLA - St. Marthas Huntington Park, CA 2005 K-4 174 Yes No

Antonio Maria Lugo Academy Huntington Park, CA 2005 K-4 321 Yes No

Aspire Clarendon Elementary Huntington Park, CA 2007 K-4 167 Yes No

Aspire Port City Academy Stockton, CA 2007 K-5 197 Yes No

Berkley Maynard Academy Oakland, CA 2005 K-5 307 Yes No

California College Preparatory Oakland, CA 2005 6-9 217 Yes NoAcademy

Capitol Heights Academy Sacramento, CA 2003 K-8 211 Yes No

Centennial College Preparatory Huntington Park, CA 2006 5-7 402 Yes NoAcademy

East Palo Alto Charter School East Palo Alto, CA 2003 K-8 418 Yes No(EPACS)

EPACS Secondary East Palo Alto, CA 2006 9-10 60 Yes No

Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Oakland, CA 2002 6-12 507 Yes NoAcademy

Millsmont Academy Oakland, CA 2004 K-9 400 Yes No

Monarch Academy Oakland, CA 2000 K-5 355 Yes No

River Oaks Charter Academy Stockton, CA 2001 K-5 359 Yes No

Rosa Parks Academy Stockton, CA 2005 K-7 499 Yes No


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Summit Charter Academy Modesto, CA 2006 K-8 456 Yes No

The Benjamin Holt College Stockton, CA 2003 6-12 535 Yes NoPreparatory Academy

University Charter School Modesto, CA 2000 K-8 309 Yes No

University Public School Stockton, CA 1999 K-5 431 Yes No



States Operated in: CA


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Choice Education and Development CorporationLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools


and Fax Founded1460 South Horne 480-461-3200 www.edkey.org 1996Mesa, AZ 85204 480-649-0747


ArizonaSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


Arizona Academy for Arts and North Phoenix, AZ 2003 6-12 314 Yes No

AcademicsLearning Crossroads Basic Mesa, AZ 1999 K-10 194 Yes NoAdademy

Pathfinder Academy Mesa, AZ 1998 K-8 66 Yes No

Redwood Academy Peoria, AZ 2000 K-8 89 Yes No

Sequoia Charter Elementary School Mesa, AZ 2001 K-6 348 Yes No

Sequoia Charter School Mesa, AZ 1996 7-12 372 Yes No

Sequoia Choice Distance Learning Mesa, AZ 1996 K-12 667 Yes Yes

Sequoia Family Learning Mesa, AZ 2003 K-12 156 Yes No

Sequoia Ranch Mayer, AZ 2002 K-12 112 Yes No

Sequoia School for the Deaf and Mesa, AZ 2000 K-12 67 Yes NoHard of Hearing

Sequoia Village School Showlow, AZ 1999 K-12 204 Yes No



States Operated in: AZ


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Choice Education and Development CorporationLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools


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Concept SchoolsLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools


and Fax Founded9450 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 250 847-671-2624 www.conceptschools.org 1999

Rosemont, IL 60018 847-671-2612


IllinoisSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


Chicago Mathematics and Science Chicago, IL 2004 6-11 450 Yes No

Academy

IndianaSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


Indiana Math and Science Academy Indianapolis, IN 2007 6-8 182 Yes No- Indianapolis

OhioSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


ServedHorizon Science Academy - Cincinnati, OH 2005 5-10 177 Yes NoCincinnati

Horizon Science Academy - Cleveland, OH 1999 9-12 428 Yes NoCleveland High School

Horizon Science Academy - Cleveland, OH 2005 K-8 240 Yes NoCleveland Middle School

Horizon Science Academy - Columbus, OH 1999 9-12 300 Yes NoColumbus High School

Horizon Science Academy - Columbus, OH 2007 6-8 185 Yes NoColumbus Middle School

Horizon Science Academy - Dayton Dayton, OH 2005 5-10 220 Yes No

Horizon Science Academy - Denison Cleveland, OH 2005 4-8 321 Yes No

Horizon Science Academy - Toledo, OH 2005 5-8 134 Yes NoSpringfield


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Horizon Science Academy - Toledo Toledo, OH 2004 8-12 283 Yes No

Noble Academy - Cleveland Euclid, OH 2006 K-7 180 Yes No

Noble Academy - Columbus Columbus, OH 2006 K-5 80 Yes No



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Horizon Science Academy - Toledo Toledo, OH 2004 8-12 283 Yes No

Noble Academy - Cleveland Euclid, OH 2006 K-7 180 Yes No

Noble Academy - Columbus Columbus, OH 2006 K-5 80 Yes No



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Constellation SchoolsLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools


and Fax Founded5983 West 54th Street 440-845-7688 www.constellationschools.com 1999

Parma, OH 44129 440-845-7689




Elyria Community Elementary Elyria, OH 2001 K-8 246 Yes No

Lorain Community Elementary Lorain, OH 2001 K-4 194 Yes No

Lorain Gifted Academy Lorain, OH 2004 1-7 61 Yes No

Lorrain Community Middle Lorain, OH 2006 5-8 97 Yes No

Madison Community Elementary Cleveland, OH 2004 K-6 153 Yes No

Mansfield Community Elementary Mansfield, OH 2002 K-6 135 Yes No

Old Brooklyn Community Elementary Cleveland, OH 1998 K-4 197 Yes No

Old Brooklyn Community Middle Cleveland, OH 2006 5-8 91 Yes No

Outreach Academy for Students with Cleveland, OH 2006 1-12 48 Yes NoDisabilities

Parma Community Elementary Parma, OH 2000 K-9 361 Yes No

Puritas Community Elementary Cleveland, OH 2003 K-4 188 Yes No

Puritas Community Middle Cleveland, OH 2006 5-6 40 Yes No

Stockyard Community Elementary Cleveland, OH 2004 K-6 139 Yes No

Westpark Community Elementary Cleveland, OH 2001 K-4 241 Yes No

Westpark Community Middle Cleveland, OH 2006 5-8 95 Yes No


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Constellation SchoolsLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools

Westside Community School of the Cleveland, OH 2007 K-3 84 Yes No

Arts



States Operated in: OH


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Cosmos Foundation Inc.Large Company: Managing 10 or More Schools


and Fax Founded9431 W. Sam Houston Parkway 713-343-3333 www.harmonyschools.org 1999

Houston, TX 77099 713-777-8555




Harmony School of Excellence - Houston, TX 2006 K-12 463 Yes No

HoustonHarmony School of Innovation - Houston, TX 2005 K-12 435 Yes NoHouston

Harmony School of Science - Austin Austin, TX 2006 K-12 275 Yes No

Harmony Science Academy - Austin Austin, TX 2002 6-12 289 Yes No

Harmony Science Academy - Beaumont, TX 2007 K-12 227 Yes NoBeaumont

Harmony Science Academy - Bryan Bryan, TX 2007 K-12 213 Yes NoCollege Station

Harmony Science Academy - Dallas Dallas, TX 2004 K-12 636 Yes No

Harmony Science Academy - El El Paso, TX 2006 K-12 463 Yes NoPaso

Harmony Science Academy - Fort Fort Worth, TX 2006 K-12 412 Yes NoWorth

Harmony Science Academy - Houston Houston, TX 2000 6-12 337 Yes No

Harmony Science Academy - Houston, TX 2007 K-12 242 Yes NoHouston NW

Harmony Science Academy - Lubbock, TX 2007 K-12 184 Yes NoLubbock

Harmony Science Academy - San San Antonio, TX 2006 K-12 371 Yes NoAntonioHarmony Science Academy - Waco Waco, TX 2007 K-12 235 Yes No



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Cosmos Foundation Inc.Large Company: Managing 10 or More Schools


States Operated in: TX


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Green Dot Public SchoolsLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools


and Fax Founded350 South Figueroa Street, Suite 213-621-0276 www.greendot.org 2000

Los Angeles, CA 90071 213-621-4419




Animo Film & Theatre Arts Charter Los Angeles, CA 2006 9-11 111 Yes No

High SchoolAnimo Inglewood Charter High Inglewood, CA 2002 9-12 525 Yes NoSchool

Animo Jackie Robinson Los Angeles, CA 2006 9-10 279 Yes No

Animo Justice Los Angeles, CA 2006 9-10 268 Yes No

Animo Leadership Charter High Inglewood, CA 2000 9-12 523 Yes NoSchool

Animo Locke Tech Charter High Los Angeles, CA 2007 9 140 Yes NoSchool

Animo Pat Brown Los Angeles, CA 2006 9-10 284 Yes No

Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High Los Angeles, CA 2006 9-10 289 Yes NoSchool

Animo South Los Angeles Charter Los Angeles, CA 2004 9-12 519 Yes NoHigh School

Animo Venice Los Angeles, CA 2004 9-12 502 Yes No

Animo Watts Two Charter High Los Angeles, CA 2007 9 139 Yes NoSchool

Oscar de la Hoya Animo Charter Los Angeles, CA 2003 9-12 520 Yes NoHigh School

Total Number of Schools:12Total Enrollment:4,099

States Operated in: CA


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Green Dot Public SchoolsLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools


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KIPPLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools


and Fax Founded345 Spear Street, Suite 510 866-345-5477 www.kipp.org 2001San Francisco, CA 94105 415-348-0588


ArkansasSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


KIPP Delta College Preparatory Helena, AR 2002 5-8 207 Yes No

SchoolKIPP Delta Collegiate Helena, AR 2007 9-10 72 Yes No



KIPP Academy Fresno Fresno, CA 2004 5-8 284 Yes No

KIPP Academy of Opportunity Los Angeles, CA 2003 5-8 346 Yes No

KIPP Adelante Preparatory San Diego, CA 2003 5-8 341 Yes NoAcademyKIPP Bayview Academy San Francisco, CA 2003 5-8 222 Yes No

KIPP Bridge Charter School Oakland, CA 2007 5-8 251 Yes No

KIPP Heartwood Academy San Jose, CA 2004 5-8 355 Yes No

KIPP King Collegiate High School San Lorenzo, CA 2007 9 98 Yes No

KIPP LA Prep Los Angeles, CA 2003 5-8 336 Yes No

KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy San Francisco, CA 2003 5-8 284 Yes No

KIPP Summit Academy San Lorenzo, CA 2003 5-8 362 Yes No


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ColoradoSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter VirtualFounded Levels School? School?

Served

KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy Denver, CO 2002 5-8 344 Yes No

District Of ColumbiaSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


KIPP DC AIM Academy Washington, DC 2005 5-7 240 Yes No

KIPP DC KEY Academy Washington, DC 2002 5-8 320 Yes No

KIPP DC LEAP Academy Washington, DC 2007 K 97 Yes No

KIPP DC WILL Academy Washington, DC 2006 5-6 170 Yes No

GeorgiaSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


KIPP South Fulton Academy Atlanta, GA 2003 5-8 283 Yes No

KIPP WAYS Academy Atlanta, GA 2003 5-8 296 Yes No



KIPP Ascend Charter School Chicago, IL 2003 5-8 308 Yes No

IndianaSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter VirtualFounded Levels School? School?

Served

KIPP Indianapolis College Indianapolis, IN 2004 5-8 250 Yes NoPreparatory


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KIPP LEAD College Prep Charter Gary, IN 2006 5-6 148 Yes No

School

LouisianaSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


KIPP Believe College Prep New Orleans, LA 2006 5-6 169 Yes No

KIPP Central City Academy New Orleans, LA 2007 5 85 Yes No

KIPP McDonogh Fifteen School for New Orleans, LA 2006 K-8 457 Yes Nothe Creative Arts

MarylandSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


KIPP Ujima Village Academy Baltimore, MD 2002 5-8 315 Yes No

MassachusettsSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


KIPP Academy Lynn Lynn, MA 2004 5-8 305 Yes No

MissouriSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


KIPP Endeavor Academy Kansas City, MO 2007 5 71 Yes No

New JerseySchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


Freedom Academy Charter School Camden, NJ 2004 5-8 253 Yes No

Newark Collegiate Academy Newark, NJ 2007 9 71 Yes No


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Rise Academy Newark, NJ 2006 5-6 187 Yes No

TEAM Academy Newark, NJ 2002 5-8 364 Yes No



KIPP Academy New York Bronx, NY 1995 5-8 245 Yes No

KIPP AMP Academy Brooklyn, NY 2005 5-7 186 Yes No

KIPP Infinity Charter School New York, NY 2005 5-7 211 Yes No

KIPP STAR College Prep Charter New York, NY 2003 5-8 279 Yes NoSchool

KIPP Tech Valley Albany, NY 2005 5-7 208 Yes No

North CarolinaSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


KIPP Academy Charlotte Charlotte, NC 2007 5 94 Yes No

KIPP Gaston College Preparatory Gaston, NC 2001 5-11 593 Yes No

KIPP Pride High School Gaston, NC 2005 9-11 231 Yes No

OklahomaSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


KIPP Reach College Preparatory Oklahoma City, OK 2006 5-8 235 Yes No

KIPP Tulsa College Preparatory Tulsa, OK 2005 5-7 238 Yes No


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PennsylvaniaSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter VirtualFounded Levels School? School?

Served

KIPP Philadelphia Charter School Philadelphia, PA 2003 5-8 323 Yes No

TennesseeSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


KIPP Academy Nashville Nashville, TN 2005 5-7 150 Yes No

KIPP DIAMOND Academy Memphis, TN 2002 5-8 295 Yes No



KIPP Academy Middle School Houston, TX 1995 5-8 261 Yes No

KIPP Aspire Academy San Antonio, TX 2003 5-8 353 Yes No

KIPP Austin College Prep Austin, TX 2002 5-8 365 Yes No

KIPP DREAM Prep Houston, TX 2006 K-5 217 Yes No

KIPP Houston High School Houston, TX 2004 9-12 370 Yes No

KIPP Liberation College Prep Houston, TX 2006 6 84 Yes No

KIPP Polaris Academy Houston, TX 2007 5 81 Yes No

KIPP Sharpstown College Prep Houston, TX 2007 5 89 Yes No

KIPP SHINE Prep Houston, TX 2004 K-5 435 Yes No

KIPP Spirit College Prep Houston, TX 2006 6 78 Yes No

KIPP Three D Academy Houston, TX 2001 5-8 339 Yes No


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KIPP Truth Academy Dallas, TX 2003 5-8 197 Yes No



States Operated in: AR, CA, CO, DC, GA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA, TN, TX

0

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NewschoolsTotalschools

0

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4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

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82%

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DistributionofSchoolsbyLevel


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Lighthouse AcademiesLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools


and Fax Founded1661 Worcester Road, Suite 207 508-626-0901 ww.lighthouse-academies.org 2004

Framingham, MA 01701 508-626-0905


District Of ColumbiaSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


Potomac Lighthouse Public Charter Washington, DC 2005 K-5 105 Yes No

School



Bronzeville Lighthouse Charter Chicago, IL 2006 K-6 358 Yes NoSchool

IndianaSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


ServedEast Chicago Lighthouse Charter Gary, IN 2006 K-5 210 Yes NoSchool

Gary Lighthouse Charter School Gary, IN 2005 K-7 557 Yes No

Indianapolis Lighthouse Charter Indianapolis, IN 2005 K-7 398 Yes NoSchool

Monument Lighthouse Charter Indianapolis, IN 2007 K-6 330 Yes NoSchool

West Gary Lighthouse Charter Gary, IN 2006 K-6 433 Yes NoSchool



Bronx Lighthouse Charter School Bronx, NY 2004 K-5 330 Yes No


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OhioSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter VirtualFounded Levels School? School?

Served

Cleveland Lighthouse Community Cleveland, OH 2005 K-2 68 Yes NoSchool

Villaview Lighthouse Community Cleveland, OH 2006 K-5 253 Yes NoSchool



States Operated in: DC, IL, IN, NY, OH


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PPEP and AffiliatesLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools


and Fax Founded1840 E. Benson Hwy 520-294-6997 None 1995

Tucson, AZ 85714 520-294-7738


ArizonaSchool Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter Virtual


PPEC Tec - Robles Junction Robles Junction, AZ 2005 9-12 55 Yes No

Learning CenterPPEP TEC - Alice S. Paul Learning Casa Grande, AZ 1996 10-12 28 Yes NoCenter

PPEP TEC - Celestino Fernandez Tucson, AZ 1995 9-12 352 Yes NoLearning Center

PPEP TEC - Cesar Chavez Learning San Luis, AZ 1995 10-12 123 Yes NoCenter

PPEP TEC - Colin L. Powell Tucson, AZ 1995 10-12 55 Yes NoLearning Center

PPEP TEC - Eugene Lopez Willcox, AZ 1997 Unknown 19 Yes NoLearning Center

PPEP TEC - John David Arnold Tucson, AZ 1996 10-12 88 Yes NoLearning CenterPPEP TEC - Jose Yepez Learning Somerton, AZ 1995 10-12 122 Yes NoCenter

PPEP TEC - Lito Pena Learning Acondale, AZ 1995 10-12 101 Yes NoCenter

PPEP TEC - Manuel Borjorquez Bisbee, AZ 1996 10-12 36 Yes NoLearning Center

PPEP TEC - Raul H. Castro Tucson, AZ 1995 12 43 Yes NoLearning Center

PPEP TEC - Victor Soltero Learning Tucson, AZ 1995 11-12 85 Yes NoCenter



States Operated in: AZ


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PPEP and AffiliatesLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools

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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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Summit Academy SchoolsLarge Company: Managing 10 or More Schools


and Fax Founded1111 West Market Street 330-836-6200 www.summitacademies.com Unknown

Akron, OH 44313 330-836-8216




Akron Elementary and Middle Akron, OH 1999 Ungraded 73 Yes No

SchoolAkron Secondary School Akron, OH 2004 Ungraded 57 Yes No

Canton Elementary School Akron, OH Unknown Ungraded 33 Yes No

Canton Secondary School Canton, OH 2004 Ungraded 71 Yes No

Cincinnati Community School and Cincinnati, OH 2004 Ungraded 72 Yes NoTransitional High School

Columbus Elementary, Middle Columbus, OH 2004 Ungraded 66 Yes NoSchool & Transitional High School

Dayton Community School & Dayton, OH 2004 Ungraded 80 Yes No

Transitional High SchoolLorain Elementary School Lorain, OH 2005 Ungraded 95 Yes No

Lorain Middle & Secondary School Lorain, OH 2005 Ungraded 61 Yes No

Middletown Elementary Middletown, OH 2005 Ungraded 54 Yes No

Middletown Secondary Middletown, OH 2005 Ungraded 39 Yes No

Painesville Elementary School Painesville, OH 2005 Ungraded 41 Yes No

Parma Community School Parma, OH 2004 Ungraded 158 Yes No

Toledo Elementary School Toledo, OH 2004 Ungraded 131 Yes No

Toledo Secondary School Toledo, OH 2005 Ungraded 64 Yes No


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Warren Elementary School Warren, OH 2005 Ungraded 63 Yes No

Warren Middle School Warren, OH 2005 Ungraded 64 Yes No

Xenia Elementary School Xenia, OH Unknown Ungraded 40 Yes No

Youngstown Elementary School Youngstown, OH Unknown Ungraded 144 Yes No

Youngstown Middle School Youngstown, OH Unknown Ungraded 112 Yes No

Youngstown Secondary School Youngstown, OH 2005 Ungraded 65 Yes No

Total Number of Schools:21Total Enrollment:1,583

States Operated in: OH


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PROFILES OF NONPROFIT EDUCATION MANAGEMENTORGANIZATIONS:2007-2008

Medium Companies: Managing 4 to 9 Schools

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American Quality SchoolsMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


850 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 275 312-226-3355 www.aqs.org 1997Chicago, IL 60607

Company Schools

School Name School Location Year Grade Enrollment Charter VirtualFounded Levels School? School?

Served

Austin Business and Entrepreneurship Chicago, IL 2006 9-10 200 Yes NoAcademy High School

Chicago International Charter School - Chicago, IL 2005 K-6 325 Yes NoAvalon Campus

Chicago International Charter School - Chicago, IL 1999 K-8 650 Yes No

Bucktown CampusChicago International Charter School - Chicago, IL 1999 K-8 410 Yes NoPrairie Campus

Chicago International Charter School - Chicago, IL 2001 K-8 400 Yes NoWashington Park Campus

Chicago International Charter School - Chicago, IL 2002 K-8 504 Yes NoWest Belden Campus

East Chicago Urban Enterprise East Chicago, IL 2005 K-6 325 Yes NoAcademy Campus

Thea Bowman Leadership Academy Gary, IN 2003 K-10 500 Yes No

Total # of Schools:8Total Enrollment:3,314

States Operated IL, IN

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American Quality SchoolsMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools

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Aspira, Inc. of IllinoisMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


2415 N. Milwaukee Avenue 773-252-0970 www.aspirail.org 1968Chicago, IL 60647 773-342-8615

Company Schools


Served

Aspira Antonia Pantoja High School Chicago, IL 1986 9-12 142 Yes NoCampus

Aspira Early College High School Chicago, IL 2007 9 214 Yes No

Aspira Mirta Ramirez Computer Chicago, IL 2003 9-12 298 Yes NoScience School

Aspira-Haugan Middle School Chicago, IL 2005 6-8 512 Yes No

Total # of Schools:4


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Medium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


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Calvin Nelms High SchoolMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


20625 Clay Road 281-398-8031 www.cnchs.net 1988Katy, TX 77449 281-398-8032

Company Schools


Served

Calvin Nelms - Northwest Katy, TX 2005 K-12 104 Yes No

Calvin Nelms High School Katy, TX 1999 9-12 168 Yes No

Calvin Nelms Hosital Campus Houston, TX 2004 1-11 27 Yes No

Calvin Nelms Northeast Campus Katy, TX 2007 10-12 3 Yes No

Calvini Nelms Middle School Katy, TX 2002 5-8 33 Yes No


Total Enrollment:335

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Career Success SchoolsMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


16004 N. 36th Dr. 602-296-5552 None 2000Phoenix, AZ 85053 602-296-5552

Company Schools


Served

Career Success High School - Cave Cave Creek, AZ 2002 11-12 62 Yes NoCreek

Career Success High School - Copper Phoenix, AZ 2003 9-12 119 Yes NoSquare

Career Success High School - Phoenix, AZ 2002 10-12 102 Yes No

GlendaleCareer Success High School - Main Phoenix, AZ 2000 9-12 351 Yes NoCampus

Career Success School -- Sage Phoenix, AZ 2002 K-5 102 Yes NoCampus



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Casa GraciaMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


Unknown None UnknownAustin, TX 11111

Company Schools


Served

Trinity Charter School - Austin Austin, TX 2004 5-8 54 Yes No

Trinity Charter School - Canyon Lake Canyon Lake, TX 2004 6-12 54 Yes No

Trinity Charter School - Denton Denton, TX 2004 1-10 52 Yes No

Trinity Charter School - Katy Katy, TX 2004 6-11 58 Yes No



States Operated TX


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Casa GraciaMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


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Center for Academic Success, Inc.Medium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


1843 Paseo San Luis 520-458-9309 None UnknownSierra Vista, AZ 85635 520-417-9910

Company Schools


Served

Center for Academic Success Five Sierra Vista, AZ 1999 K-3 67 Yes No

Center for Academic Success Four Douglas, AZ 1999 5-8 122 Yes No

Center for Academic Success, The No. Sierra Vista, AZ 1996 9-12 157 Yes NoOne

Center for Academic Success, The No. Douglas, AZ 2000 K-4 133 Yes NoThree

Center for Academic Success, The No. Douglas, AZ 1996 9-12 115 Yes NoTwo



States Operated AZ


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EdvantagesMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


Two Easton Oval, Suite 440 614-324-4580 www.edvantages.com UnknownColumbus, OH 43219 614-478-9619

Company Schools


Served

Cincinnati Preparatory and Fitness Cincinnati, OH 2005 K-6 79 Yes NoAcademy

Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Columbus, OH 2005 K-6 88 Yes NoAcademy

Middletown Preparatory and Fitness Middletown, OH 2002 K-8 323 Yes No

AcademyMount Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Cincinnati, OH 2005 K-6 54 Yes NoAcademy

Northland Preparatory and Fitness Columbus, OH 2004 K-7 172 Yes NoAcademy

Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Springfield, OH 2004 K-7 210 Yes NoAcademy

Trotwood Preparatory and Fitness Trotwood, OH 2002 K-8 328 Yes NoAcademy

Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Columbus, OH 2004 K-7 204 Yes NoAcademy

Total # of Schools:8Total Enrollment:1,458

States Operated OH


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EdvantagesMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


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Envision SchoolsMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


185 Berry Street, Suite 220 415-348-9955 www.envisionschools.org 2002San Francisco, CA 94107 415-348-9855

Company Schools


Served

City Arts & Tech High School San Francisco, CA 2004 9-12 371 Yes No

Envision Academy of Arts and Oakland, CA 2006 9-10 113 Yes NoTechnology

Impact Academy of Arts & Technology San Francisco, CA 2007 9 127 Yes No

Metropolitan Arts and Technology High San Francisco, CA 2005 9-12 345 Yes NoSchool



States Operated CA


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Envision Schools



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Friendship Public Charter SchoolMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


120 Q Street Northeast, Suite 202-281-1700 www.friendshipedison.org 1997Washington, DC 20002 202-281-1799

Company Schools


Served

Chamberlain Elementary Washington, DC 1998 K-6 770 Yes No

Collegiate Academy at Carter G. Washington, DC 2000 9-12 1357 Yes NoWoodson

Junior Academy at Blow Pierce Washington, DC 1999 6-8 749 Yes No

Southeast Elementary Academy Washington, DC 2005 K-6 514 Yes No

Woodridge Elementary and Middle Washington, DC 1998 K-8 656 Yes No



States Operated DC


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Friendship Public Charter School



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High Tech HighMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


2861 Womble Rd. 619-243-5000 www.hightechhigh.org 2000San Diego, CA 92106 619-243-5050

Company Schools


Served

Explorer Elementary Charter School San Diego, CA 2000 K-5 317 Yes No

Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech San Diego, CA 2000 9-12 490 Yes NoHigh

High Tech High Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA 2007 9 150 Yes No

High Tech High International San Diego, CA 2004 9-12 380 Yes No

High Tech High Media Arts San Diego, CA 2005 9-12 370 Yes No

High Tech High North Country San Marcos, CA 2007 9 150 Yes No

High Tech Middle San Diego, CA 2003 6-8 300 Yes No

High Tech Middle Media Arts San Diego, CA 2005 6-8 300 Yes No



States Operated CA


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High Tech High



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Honors AcademyMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


4300 MacArthur Ave. 214-521-6365 honorsacademy.org 1999Dallas, TX 75209 214-526-3373

Company Schools


Served

Destiny Honors Academy Kileen, TX 2000 K-8 90 Yes No

Landmark School Palestine, TX 2001 6-12 105 Yes No

Legacy High School Kaufman, TX 2000 6-12 210 Yes No

Pinnacle School Fort Worth, TX 1999 K-8 126 Yes No

Quest Academy Dallas, TX 1999 6-12 151 Yes No

University School Irving, TX 2000 6-12 107 Yes No



States Operated TX


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Honors Academy



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ICEF Public SchoolsMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


5150 W. Goldleaf Circle, Suite 401323-290-6900 www.icefla.org 1994Los Angeles, CA 90056 323-293-9092

Company Schools


Served

Frederick Douglass Academy Charter Los Angeles, CA 2006 9-10 175 Yes NoHigh School

Frederick Douglass Academy Charter Los Angeles, CA 2006 6-7 184 Yes NoMiddle School

Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter High Los Angeles, CA 2007 9 81 Yes No

Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter Los Angeles, CA 2007 6 86 Yes NoMiddle

Thurgood Marshall Charter High Los Angeles, CA 2007 9 32 Yes No

Thurgood Marshall Charter Middle Los Angles, CA 2007 6 70 Yes No

View Park Preparatory Accelerate Los Angeles, CA 2003 9-12 391 Yes NoCharter High School

View Park Preparatory Accelerated Los Angeles, CA 1999 K-5 414 Yes NoCharter Elementary

View Park Preparatory Accelerated Los Angeles, CA 2001 6-8 316 Yes No

Charter Middle



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ICEF Public Schools



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Innovative Education Management, Inc.Medium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


1166 Broadway, Suite Q 800-979-4436 www.ieminc.org UnknownPlacerville, CA 95667 530-295-3583

Company Schools


Served

Connecting Waters Charter School Placerville, CA 2002 K-12 1700 Yes No

Ocean Grove Charter School Placerville, CA 2005 K-12 700 Yes No

Sky Mountain Charter School Placerville, CA 2007 K-12 500 Yes No

South Sutter Charter School Placerville, CA 2005 K-12 900 Yes No



States Operated CA


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Innovative Education Management, Inc.



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Kingman Academy Of LearningMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


3410 N. Burbank St. 928-681-2400 www.kaol.k12.az.us 1995Kingman, AZ 86409 928-681-2424

Company Schools


Served

Kingman Academy of Learning - High Kingman, AZ 2001 9-12 485 Yes NoSchool

Kingman Academy of Learning - Kingman, AZ 1997 3-5 324 Yes NoIntermediate School

Kingman Academy of Learning - Middle KingmaN, AZ 1998 6-8 350 Yes No

SchoolKingman Academy of Learning - Kingman, AZ 1997 K-2 284 Yes NoPrimary School



States Operated AZ


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Kingman Academy Of Learning



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LEAD Charter SchoolsMedium Company: Managing 4 to 9 Schools


415 N. Gilbert Road, Suite 102 480-633-0414 None 2002Gilbert, AZ 85234 480-558-7038

Company Schools


Served

Leading Edge Academy Gilbert, AZ 2002 K-6 119 Yes No

Leading Edge Academy - Queen Queen Creek, AZ 2005 K-8 251 Yes NoCreek

Leading Edge Academy at East Mesa Mesa, AZ 2007 K-6 80 Yes No

Leading Edge Academy High School Gilbert, AZ 2005 7-12 85 Yes No



States Operated AZ


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LEAD Charter Schools



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